Ever since I had my muffin epiphany a few weeks ago I’ve been making muffins like mad. I want to make every single kind of muffin every day! I think muffins could make the world a better place, don’t you think? If politicians could just stop arguing and sit down and enjoy some chocolate for breakfast, I think they’d get more done.

Or maybe that’s just me?

Anyway, my next foray into the stuffing cream cheese into breakfast are these Cream Cheese Filled Chocolate Chip Muffins. You guys – if you haven’t tried my muffin recipe yet, you must. 1. It’s so fluffy and perfect, 2. It’s filled with sweetened cream cheese, and 3. CHOCOLATE FOR BREAKFAST.

Remember how Jordan is super picky? She won’t eat pasta, she won’t eat mashed potatoes, hates all vegetables, and won’t eat most meat. She’s also picky when it comes to desserts and breakfast foods: no coconut, no fruit, no lemon, and most certainly no whipped cream or cream cheese. Even though Taylor Swift’s favorite dessert is supposedly cheesecake, Jordan won’t even eat it. She’s a lost cause…or so I thought.

Recently, she discovered whipped cream. Now she begs for a whoosh every night…and most mornings too. And after lunch…and any time she opens the fridge. Then I made those blueberry muffins with cream cheese inside. I figured she’d hate them and refuse to eat them. I was wrong – she loved them so much I’d find her sneaking them from the freezer. She’d even shove the cupcake liner in her mouth and chew it when she was done.

(Side note: isn’t it weird the things kids do that us adults did when we were kids but most certainly did not teach them?)

Anyway, when I was trying to decide what special breakfast to make her for her birthday, I thought of those muffins. And then I thought about making them chocolate chip because, well, does that need an explanation?

How to Make Cream Cheese Filled Chocolate Chip Muffins

These muffins are light and fluffy and full of sweetened cream cheese filling. The baking soda combined with the vinegar along with the sour cream (or greek yogurt) gives them a slight rise and lots of air inside. I reduced the sugar from my regular recipe because the chocolate would add so much sweetness and they were perfect.

Feel free to use mini chocolate chips or regular in this recipe. They also freeze and defrost well, either on the counter or in the microwave. The cream cheese filling is a nice surprise inside and makes a regular boring old chocolate chip muffin into something special. You won’t be able to stop at just eating one!

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Oh how I wish I had these right now! They look wonderful!

These muffins look perfect for birthday breakfast! So soft and fluffy and I love chocolate chip with cream cheese stuffing! Jordan must have been so happy that you came up with a new version for her, hope she had an amazing birthday! 🙂

These look like absolute perfection. And as we know, a muffin is really just a cupcake without the frosting. So I am totally in. Give me all 16, cause I ain’t sharing.

Chocolate for breakfast is always a good idea. It’s my favourite kind of breakfast. And I seriously can never get enough when it comes to muffins, I love them. I make them constantly and no one here ever gets sick of them. I’ve never filled them with cream cheese though so that is definitely on the list!